INSPIRATION
12 Alastair Peake and friends enjoy summer fishing on the Thurso
30 The Sussex Piscatorial Society
44 Borders rod Iain McLeod’s treasured tackle and flies
48 Jon Beer describes lots in the Wild Trout Trust annual auction
54 The wild brownies of Dartmoor challenge Don Stazicker
67 Jim Coates talks high-water spinning tactics with a Tay maestro
74 Running the rule over Blakewell Trout Fishery in Devon
82 Paul Procter advises a cautious approach on the Bourne Rivulet
COMMENT
3 Editor’s welcome
8 First Cast
22 On the River with Dani Morey
24 Letters to the editor
41 Bob White is The Gillie
43 Simon Cooper talks trout
130 Last Cast goes to Giles Catchpole
THE KNOWLEDGE
91 A quick fix for damaged line loops
92 Your problems solved by our experts in Game-fishers’ Surgery
96 Get more out of a hare’s mask
98 Steve Cullen’s straight-line buzzer method for spring on stillwaters
102 Moments that change our fishing
103 Stuart Foxall ties a modern classic
FLY-TYING
27 Stan Headley’s history of the Invicta — a remarkable wet-fly
62 The fine trout and bass patterns of Frenchman Philippe Dolivet
80 Alex Jardine selects three of his favourite river flies
REGULARS
10 Gallery
107 Fishing reports
122 Troutmasters update
124 Reader offer
125 Crossword competition
126 Property for sale